"Apollo 13" By starring Tom Hanks, Apollo 13 is a American drama film based on the book of "Last Moon" by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger. At the begining, Jim (Tom Hanks), Fred Haise (Bill Paxton) and Ken Mattingly (Gary Sinise) are the crew assigned to the Appllo 13 spacecraft. Their vision is to walk on the moon. However, few days before launching, Ken was informed that he could not fly because he had in exposed to the measles a week before. Jack Swigert took his place only with three days of preparation. Jim, as the leader of group, thought Jack was not the ideal partner, and doubted Jack's ability and experience if he have the possibility to undertake this important work. But at the moment, he accepted NASA's arrangement and gave the trust to Jack. Three days after launching, Jack was doing a routine procedure to stir the oxygen tanks, and found one of three oxygen tanks to being leaking. They had to give up their mission of Moon landing and shut down Odyssey's power, so it would keep them alive to go home. Undering the sudden unexpected situation, Gene Kranz who is the director of Apollo 13 in Houston's Mission Control Center, was quickly prompt in its response to these incidents. He decisively said :" we must bring them to home, and must not fail.", and then commanded each department of NASA rapidly promoting discussion of re-plan the flight plan. There were two opinions that faced in front of Gene making decision. One was using lunar module of spacecraft to fly around the moon and driving back. It would be very danger that there was not enough power to support their return. Another one is directly using power of command module to return. It would save the time, but likely cause the explosion of the spacecraft. Under the new vision of "bring them go home", Gene chose the security way, which fly around the moon, even it would make more troubles. This right decision is the most important fact causing the final success in the whole management. As another...

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...Movie Review: Apollo13
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... In the movieApollo13 three astronauts go up to space in the space craft odyssey and encounter many problems. The astronauts, Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert and Fred Haise were on a rushed mission to go to the moon when Jack went to go stir the oxygen tanks and one of them exploded. The explosion led to a whole host of problems. The astronauts had to abort the mission and focus on a safe return home. A monomyth plotline is when a person leaves a place,...

...direct contact with the crew of Apollo13 during their space flight. In 1966, NASA signed 19 experienced astronauts including me and made me an assistant to the Apollo 9, 10, and 13 missions (Jack Robert Lousma). NASA thought astronauts communicated better with one another than scientists that had not been trained within the program; therefore they found it essential for the support crews to be comprised of experienced astronauts. I...

...will be flying on Apollo13 instead of Apollo 14.
* Rising actions:
1. Lovell is informed that he and his crew will fly the Apollo13 mission instead of Apollo 14.
2. Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and Ken Mattingly begin training for their new mission.
3. Ken Mattingly, who was exposed to measles, is replaced by backup Command Module Pilot Jack Swigert.
4. On April 11, 1970, Lovell, Haise...

...Apollo13
Directed by: Ron Howard
“Hello, Houston. This is Odyssey. It's good to see you again.” These were the words Jim Lovell said as he splashed down into the Pacific Ocean after spending 8 days in a freezing hell. Stuck in the confined quarters of the Apollo13, those words were the embodiment of achieving your goals through determination. During the flight there were more displays of determination than I could...

...1970 the Apollo13 Lunar Mission launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Aboard Apollo13, 3 astronauts—Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert and Fred Haise—were seeking to be the third mission to land on the moon. 56 hours into the flight the members of the ground crew of Mission Control in Houston, Texas listened as the 5 words NASA never wants to hear resonated through the speakers: “Houston we have a problem.” These words were...

...Apollo13 Synopsis
On July 20, 1969, veteran astronaut Jim Lovell hosts a party for other astronauts and their families, who watch on television as their colleague Neil Armstrong takes his first steps on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission. Lovell, who orbited the Moon on Apollo 8, tells his wife Marilyn that he intends to return, to walk on its surface.
On October 30, while giving a VIP tour of NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building,...